I have never considered myself to be tech-savvy. However, there is a running gag in my immediate family where I claim to be terrible with computers (eg. “I dont think i could find that, my google-fu is weak”) which my family responds to by reminding me of that one time I did that one cool thing (eg. reminding me about I nearly got suspended because I showed my Health teacher how you could bypass our school’s firewall and buy drugs on a school computer.)

This imposter syndrome continued for a while after switching to Linux, but after having to do a shit ton of troubleshooting I’ve stopped feeling completely clueless. I still have no clue what I’m doing, but it’s honestly really motivating to know that neither does anyone else—outside of the periodic Github technomancer. Linux proved to me that I am good enough, that I can carry my own weight and solve my own problems, and that any failures I suffer are not just fine, they are expected!

  • Raphael@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I nearly got suspended because I showed my Health teacher how you could bypass our school’s firewall and buy drugs on a school computer

    I don’t think Linux is being good for you.

    • The Grunkler@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I think you misunderstood the timeline. But your point would have been valid back then. I was a bit obsessed with the screen time that I wasn’t allowed at home, and did some pretty bad things to my parents computers so I could watch Warehouse 13 and Battlestar Galactica until 3 am.

      I distinctly remember a moment when I was 21 when I suddenly realized that I could actually control my impulses. It’s so freeing to have a fully developed prefrontal cortex.